His father agreed to send him to Bangkok for martial arts training provided he scores first class in his board exams. Akshay secured 63 percent and had a ticket to Bangkok; there his uncle got him work at Metro Guest House where his initial salary was Rs 1,500. At night he used to sleep in the kitchen.

Although his first released movie was Saughand, he initially signed Deedar. Akshay was the actual choice for Phool Aur Kaante but as he had given dates for Deedar, Phool Aur Kaante goes off to Ajay Devgan.

He did all kinds of odd jobs before coming in to the film industry. He also worked in Kolkata as a peon for a travel organization for a year and a half.

Akshay Kumar formed a famous team with Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal named Sampurn Media